John Elliott: 41 books
by John H. Elliott
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
This epic history compares the empires built by Spain and Britain in the Americas, from Columbus’s arrival in the New World to the end of Spanish colonial rule in the early nineteenth century. J. H. Elliott, one of the most distinguished and versatile historians working today, offers us history on...
La Europa dividida
1559-1598
Language: Spanish
Release Date: November 13, 2015
La Europa dividida nos introduce en una compleja época de movimientos y conflictos. La poderosa narrativa de J. H. Elliott detalla los cambios políticos, económicos y sociales y ofrece vívidos retratos de las principales personalidades de la época. Ya consagrado como un clásico, en su segunda...
Iraq and the Lessons of Vietnam
Or, How Not to Learn from the Past
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2011
Essays by Christian G. Appy, Andrew J. Bacevich, John Prados, and others offer “history at its best, meaning, at its most useful.” —Howard Zinn
From the launch of the “Shock and Awe” invasion in March 2003 through President George W. Bush’s declaration of “Mission Accomplished”...
by John Joseph Adams, Sarah Grey, Kate Elliott
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2018
LIGHTSPEED is an online science fiction and fantasy magazine. In its pages, you will find science fiction: from near-future, sociological soft SF, to far-future, star-spanning hard SF--and fantasy: from epic fantasy, sword-and-sorcery, and contemporary urban tales, to magical realism, science-fantasy,...
Lamar Archaeology
Mississippian Chiefdoms in the Deep South
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2010
A Dan Josselyn Memorial Publication
Lamar Archaeology provides a comprehensive and detailed review of our knowledge of the late prehistoric Indian societies in the Southern Appalachian area and its peripheries. These Lamar societies were chiefdom-level groups who built most of the mounds in...
by John H. Elliott, Laurence Brockliss
Language: Spanish
Release Date: August 3, 2017
Language: Spanish
Release Date: August 3, 2017
Un magnífico ensayo sobre el fascinante papel del valido en la Europa de la era moderna.
En los siglos XVI y XVII observadores ingleses, españoles, franceses y de otras naciones europeas se mostraban alarmados ante la creciente influencia de los validos, favoritos o ministros-favoritos. Estos...
by Ron Dumont, John O. Willis, Colin D. Elliott
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2008
Essentials of DAS-IIƠAssessment is the best source of information on the new edition of the DASƠinstrument, providing you with illuminating case reports, expert assessment of the test?s relative strengths and weaknesses, and valuable advice on its clinical applications. Written by Ron Dumont, John...
Beware the Evil Eye Volume 1
The Evil Eye in the Bible and the Ancient World—Introduction, Mesopotamia, and Egypt
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2015
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus of Nazareth makes reference to one of the oldest beliefs in the ancient world--the malignity of an Evil Eye. The Holy Scriptures in their original languages contain no less than twenty-four references to the Evil Eye, although this is obscured by most modern Bible...
Scots and Catalans
Union and Disunion
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2018
A landmark account that reveals the long history behind the current Catalan and Scottish independence movements
A distinguished historian of Spain and Europe provides an enlightening account of the development of nationalist and separatist movements in contemporary Catalonia and Scotland. This...
Beware the Evil Eye Volume 2
The Evil Eye in the Bible and the Ancient World—Greece and Rome
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2016
In the present volume, Elliott addresses the most extensive sources of Evil Eye belief in antiquity--the cultures of Greece and Rome. In this period, features of the belief found in Mesopotamian and Egyptian sources are expanded to the point where an "Evil Eye belief complex" becomes apparent....
The Sociology of Katrina
Perspectives on a Modern Catastrophe
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2010
The second edition of The Sociology of Katrina brings together the nation's top sociological researchers in an effort to deepen our understanding of the modern catastrophe that is Hurricane Katrina. Five years after the storm, its profound impact continues to be felt.
This new edition explores...
Un palacio para el Rey
El Buen Retiro y la corte de Felipe IV
Language: Spanish
Release Date: October 13, 2016
Taurus reedita esta obra sobre la construcción del palacio del Buen Retiro firmada por dos de los más prestigiosos hispanistas del mundo: Jonathan Brown y sir John Elliot. Una obra profusamente ilustrada en la que se entremezclan el arte y la política del siglo XVII y el Palacio pasa a ser un escaparate...
by Lonely Planet, Michael Benanav, Abigail Blasi
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2017
Lonely Planet India is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Immerse yourself in the sacred city of Varanasi, wonder at the Taj Mahal in Agra, or cruise the tropical waterways of Kerala; all with your trusted travel companion....
The Strong Gray Line
War-time Reflections from the West Point Class of 2004
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2015
To preserve the memory of their service during the tumultuous decade since their commissioning as Army officers, members of the West Point class of 2004 have written The Strong Gray Line. This class suffered the highest casualty rate since those that graduated during the Vietnam War. In this book,...